Led light question

Hey all so I finally picked a tent that will just fit in my closet and it is a Gorilla tent that is 2x2.5x5'11. Being in a smaller closet with not much room I need to keep my heat down big time and I don't want to go fluorescents so I feel the best option for me is an LED. Also I am trying to keep my budget low on the light as I know a lot of LED lights can be stupid expensive and I'm just not that far into it yet. I want one that will be perfect for that size tent and be good for at least two plants at a time. Any recommendations would be awesome! Thanks everyone!

What's your budget ?
Plus how will you move air since it will be " in the closet " ?

Budzbuddha said:

What's your budget ?
Plus how will you move air since it will be " in the closet " ?

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Few hundred at most, also will be keeping the closet door open some unless company is over then I will shut it briefly.

Just asking because you will need to provide a fan to help circulate CO2 / oxygen over plants , plus exhausting stale air and heat .

There are some DieHard growers that will throw shade on various LEDs.
BUT ........ Leds used to be the new kid on the block before COB builds and other new tech.

There is a few things to consider with your grow space :

1. Choose a light that will work with a space that will effectively cover a 3x3 size.
Perfect for your size.
2. You will need to carefully choose what kind of plants to grow , as to vertical height
when plant is in flowering stage. You will need AT LEAST 18 - 20" above canopy at
FINAL FLOWERING HEIGHT. So plants are not over taking the light and can be
finished with enough room.
3. You can do Autos or photoseeds ( cropped / lst / or scrog ) to control height.
4. Remember some strains can double and even triple in size unless controlled.

Are you DIY savvy? COB lights aren't that tough to build. "A few hundred" doesn't say much. So like 400? 150 watts of COB would be perfect.

Budzbuddha said:

Just asking because you will need to provide a fan to help circulate CO2 / oxygen over plants , plus exhausting stale air and heat .

There are some DieHard growers that will throw shade on various LEDs.
BUT ........ Leds used to be the new kid on the block before COB builds and other new tech.

There is a few things to consider with your grow space :

1. Choose a light that will work with a space that will effectively cover a 3x3 size.
Perfect for your size.
2. You will need to carefully choose what kind of plants to grow , as to vertical height
when plant is in flowering stage. You will need AT LEAST 18 - 20" above canopy at
FINAL FLOWERING HEIGHT. So plants are not over taking the light and can be
finished with enough room.
3. You can do Autos or photoseeds ( cropped / lst / or scrog ) to control height.
4. Remember some strains can double and even triple in size unless controlled.

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I'm pretty familiar with topping and all that and also don't mind running autos either. This is my blue cheese right now, she hermied on me but been good about catching any sacs that pop up and she has a Bunch of flowering sites on it. She's very short as she's been topped a few times.

Kevin the Great said:

Are you DIY savvy? COB lights aren't that tough to build. "A few hundred" doesn't say much. So like 400? 150 watts of COB would be perfect.

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Not much of a do it yourselfer but I'm capable of anything lol

Spazz24 said:

Not much of a do it yourselfer but I'm capable of anything lol

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Check out timbergrowlights.com

This site should have an index of the LED/COB RIU advertisers like timber. For ready-made, I like Rahz' tastyled.com designs.